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Dangers That Will Not Go Away and What To Do About Them
The threats the United States faces are the most serious and most challenging the nation has encountered since 1945.
Nov 4, 2024

The Pentagon must make a culture shift to embrace innovation
People are the bedrock of our nation’s military and create the culture that is foundational for innovation. But thus far, our Department...
Feb 2, 2023

Podcast: NatSec Tech
SCSP Board of Advisor member Mac Thornberry joins host Jeanne Meserve in a discussion on how to connect big national security interests...
Jan 4, 2023

Podcast: The Hamiltonian Podcast
Former Congressman Mac Thornberry discusses his 26 years in Congress, the "pivot to Asia", and America's military readiness in the face...
Sep 27, 2022

Podcast: Building the Base
Former Congressman and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry shares his perspectives on strengthening...
Jul 18, 2022


Thornberry Honored with Prestigious Award
Former Congressman and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry was honored with the Ronald Reagan Peace Through...
Jan 20, 2022

To troops who served in Afghanistan: Yes, you made a difference
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, center, speaks with Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Brian Beaudreault, head of 2nd Marine Division, at Marine Corps...
Aug 18, 2021


How Congress must reform its budget process to compete against China in AI
The 30 NATO leaders were clear-eyed and direct in the Brussels Summit Communiqué, “We face multifaceted threats, systemic competition...
Jul 9, 2021


Human Progress and the American Military with Mac Thornberry
Congressman Mac Thornberry discusses his views on how American military strength has built and supported the liberal international order,...
Dec 30, 2020


Congress and defense policy: A conversation with Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas
On March 2, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, joined Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon in a conversation on defense policy.
Dec 30, 2020


Chairman Mac Thornberry: 2018 Nunn Prize Recipient
Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, receives the 2018 Nunn Prize.
Dec 30, 2020


NDAA: Past, Present, and Future - The Present
When it comes to National Defense, there are no Republicans or Democrats, there are only Americans. Whether you are a soldier on a hill...
Dec 29, 2020


Op-Ed: U.S. Retreat From Europe Would Be an Abdication
World War II’s devastation shocked America into abandoning its traditional arm’s-length approach to the rest of the world. After the war,...
Dec 20, 2020


Op-Ed: America’s Dangerous Defense Cuts
Providing for national defense is the highest constitutional responsibility of the federal government, which congressional Republicans...
Dec 19, 2020


Op-Ed: Preserving Primacy: A Defense Strategy for the New Administration
The next U.S. president will inherit a security environment in which the United States confronts mounting threats with increasingly...
Dec 18, 2020


The Cowboy Congressman Corralling U.S. Defense Spending
Rep. William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is not a frivolous man. And that's surely a good thing, as he's the guy lined up to tackle one of...
Dec 17, 2020


Exclusive: U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry Talks Retirement, Impeachment and Future Hopes
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry knows his decision to retire from Congress swiftly became lumped in as part of the “Texodus” of — now six —...
Dec 16, 2020


Thornberry on Overseas Priorities, Funding and Advice to His Successor
The House and Senate are expected to reconcile their respective versions of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but not...
Dec 15, 2020


Congressman Mac Thornberry Looks Back on Congressional Career
Starting in January, District 13 will have a new congressman in the United States House of Representatives. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry,...
Dec 14, 2020


The Ripon Forum-Exit Interview with Congressman Mac Thornberry
Mac Thornberry was first elected to represent the 13th Congressional District of Texas as part of the Republican Revolution of 1994. In...
Dec 13, 2020
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